Brasov - Tourist Guide

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Coat of arms of Brasov City

BRASOV CITY – TOURIST GUIDE provides you with a wide variety of information that could prove useful if you, as a tourist, wish to learn about the city’s history, to find the most important sites of cultural interest, to discover the entertainment and relaxation opportunities and to find out how to reach the main tourist attractions in the area.

▷ About Brașov City

Brașov

The Council Square

Located in the centre of the country, where all the roads connecting the Romanian historical territories have always crossed, Brașov City has been and shall remain a bridge of connection and circulation of the material and spiritual values, as well as an area of symbiosis between the Romanian culture and the culture of the co-inhabiting nationalities.
Due to its favourable geographic position, its natural and cultural values, as well as its economic development, the old Saxon burg, or the “Crown City”, exerts a large capacity of attraction for both the Romanian and the foreign tourists.

GEOGRAPHIC POSITION
Located in the centre of the country, Brașov County occupies the largest area of the Depressions of Brașov and Făgăraș, the relief reaching altitudes that range between 400 and 2544 m. The sub-Carpathian hilly areas and the mountainous areas occupy about half of the territory of the county, the rest of it being represented by Bârsa Depression, Făgăraş Depression and Hârtibaci Plateau.
Situated at 625m of altitude, Braşov City, the county seat, is located in Bârsa Depression, in the Carpathian arc, at the foot of Piatra Mare and Postăvarul Massifs. It is guarded on three sides by the Tampa Hill, Warthe Hill and Dealul Cetăţii (the Citadel Hill).
CLIMATE
Braşov County has a temperate-continental climate that is characterized by the transition from the temperate oceanic climate to the temperate continental one: rather humid and relatively cold in the mountains, with low precipitation and slightly low temperatures in the depression areas.
The annual average temperature of the air reaches 6-7 °C. The number of summer days is approximately 50 days per year. The air humidity reaches annual average values of 75%. The yearly amount of rain in the city is 124.8% cubic meters, and the annual average duration of snow cover is of 70.8 days.
HISTORY
Brașov City was first attested in documents in 1235 as the most important city in Transylvania during the Middle Ages and an economic fortress between the 14th and 16th centuries.

▷ Tourist Sites

CHURCHES

Brașov

The Black Church

The main historical places of worship that can be visited in Brasov City:
▶ The Black Church
▶ Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church
▶ The Holy Trinity Orthodox Church
▶ Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church
▶ The Franciscan Monastery
▶ Saint Martin Evangelical Church
▶ Saint Bartholomew Evangelical Church
▶ Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Church
▶ The Neolog Synagogue
▶ The Orthodox Synagogue

TOWERS, BASTIONS & FORTIFICATIONS

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The Graft Bastion

Vestiges of the medieval defensive system of the city:
▶ The Weaver's Bastion
▶ The Graft Bastion
▶ The Citadel
▶ The White Tower
▶ The Black Tower
▶ Șchei Gate
▶ Rope Street (Strada Sforii)
▶ Catherine's Gate

MUSEUMS & MEMORIAL HOUSES

Brașov

The Museum Of The First Romanian School

The cultural and historical patrimony can be found in:

Museums
▶ The History Museum
▶ The Museum of the First Romanian School
▶ The Art Museum
▶ The Ethnography Museum
▶ "Casa Mureșenilor" Museum
▶ The Museum of The Urban Civilisation in Brasov
▶ The Museum of The Juni (Youth) House

Memorial Houses
▶ "Ștefan Baciu" Memorial House
▶ "Johannes Honterus" Memorial House
▶ "George Barițiu" Memorial House
▶ Casina Română (The Romanian Casina)
▶ The Merchants’ House

▷ Cultural Institutions

Brașov

"Sică Alexandrescu" Theatre

From a cultural point of view, through its institutions, Brasov City provides a variety of manifestation that you can chose from:
▶ "Sică Alexandrescu" Theatre
▶ Brașov Opera House
▶ Braşov Philarmonic Orchestra
▶ "Arlechino" Children’s Theatre
▶ The Multicultural Centre of "Transilvania" University
▶ "Reduta" Cultural Centre
▶ Baiulescu House
▶ Musashino Centre

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Brașov Opera House

▷ Events & Festivals

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The Juni (Youth) of Brasov

Discover the diversity of cultural events and festivals hosted by Brasov City that take place throughout the year:
▶ Brasov City Days and The Parade of The Juni
▶ The Contemporary Drama Festival
▶ The Jazz & Blues Festival
▶ The International Book and Music Fair
▶ The Comedy Week
▶ Festivalul Internaţional de Operă, Operetă și Balet
▶ The International Chamber Music Festival
▶ Musica Coronensis
▶ "Dracula" Film Festival
▶ "Etnovember" Festival
▶ Brașov, Fairytale City

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Jazz Festival

▷ Leisure

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Aventura Park

Brașov City holds the title of “Green Capital of Romania” and it is the city with the largest green area per capita in the country.
▶ Parks and Recreational Areas
• "Nicolae Titulescu" Park
• The Athletes’ Park ("Tractorul" Park )
• "Tiberiu Brediceanu" Park (Alley at the base of Tâmpa Mountain)
• The Noua Park (Lake Noua Park)
▶ Brașov City Zoo
▶ Poiana Brașov Recreational and Amusement Centre
▶ Brașov Sports Hall
▶ Brașov Olympic Swimming Pool
▶ Brașov Olympic Skating Rink
▶ Aventura Park Brașov
▶ Aquatic Paradise (Paradisul Acvatic)
▶ Tâmpa Cable Car
▶ "Patria" Hall – "Patria" Cinematheque
▶ Cinema One

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Aquatic Paradise

▷ Poiana Brașov

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Poiana Brașov

POIANA BRAȘOV is located at an altitude of 1,030 m, at the foot of Mount Postăvarul (1,799 m). One can reach Poiana Brașov by car or by bus (line 20 – ticket price: 5 lei/trip) departing from Livada Poștei in Brașov City. It is a 12-kilometer trip.
The beauty of the landscape, as well as the amenities that meet the high standards of modern tourism have turned Poiana Brașov into the most important mountain resort in Romania, which is also renowned internationally.
Poiana Brașov possesses the densest and most modern mountain accommodation facilities for tourists and the largest ski area in the country.
The resort offers a vast base for the practise of winter sports that includes several cable transport installations (ski drag lifts, chairlifts, cable gondolas and cable cars) and ski slopes with various degrees of difficulty that are serviced by snow-making installations. Bradul slope is also equipped with night lighting.
Poiana Brașov is also an ideal place to visit during the warm season, owing to the mountain climate (the air is rich in ozone), to the existence of the many hiking trails across an amazing landscape and to the variety of leisure activities. All these fully justifies the international fame of the resort.

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Poiana Brașov

▷ Useful Information

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The Brasov City at night

Useful Information:
▶ Useful Telephone Numbers
▶ Car Parks
▶ Airport Transfer Service
▶ Rent-A-Car
▶ Taxi
▶ Brașov Public Transport Company
▶ Information Centres
▶ Medical Services
▶ Transport Infrastructure
▶ Options of Transport to The Main Tourist Sites in The Area

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Bran Castle

▷ Tourist Map of Brașov City

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Tourist Map of Brașov City

1 Saint Bartholomew Church
2 The Dormition of the Mother of God Church
3 The Holy Trinity Church
4 Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church
5 The Franciscan Monastery
6 The Drapers' Bastion
7 The Weaver's Bastion
8 Rope Street (Strada Sforii)
9 The Black Church
10 The Council Square
11 Graft Bastion
12 The White Tower
13 The Black Tower
14 Catherine's Gate
15 Șchei Gate
16 Saint Nicholas Church / The First Romanian School
17 The Citadel
18 The Neolog Synagogue
19 Museum of the Urban Civilisation of Brașov
20 "Casa Mureșenilor" Museum
21 The Merchants' House
22 The Museum of the Juni (Youth) House
23 "Ștefan Baciu" Memorial House
24 "Johannes Honterus" Memorial House
25 "George Barițiu" Memorial House
26 The Romanian Casina (Casina Română)

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